BabyCatchr ADN, ASN, RN

I would also add that you may want to consider asking for a different preceptor. When I was a new RN, this helped tremendously! Not all preceptors are professional or meant to teach. A hospital with a good education system should be willing to find y...

Of course an RN can be the CNA. We do it all the time, and we act as our own secretary as well. They are always canceling or floating our aids and secretaries to other units.

I am 51 and have 2 bachelor's degrees and an ADN, and I will be going back again for my online RN to BSN. I currently already have over 300 college credit hours. I raised my kids alone (no family or babysitters) while working and going go college/nur...

I graduated from Baptist and I work as an RN in their hospital system. The instructors are very supportive and you get much more clinical experience, because you do your clinicals in Baptist hospitals and have access to the computer system. I also te...

I just graduated (my previous experience was not as an RN - the profile options need to be changed so it reflects that). Always stay up with your reading and start your projects as soon as you get them assigned. Try to work on something on your To-...

But please note a correction to information mis-stated above: Addison's causes high potassium (hyperkalemia), not low - the opposite of the salt (Na).

Is anybody going through this program? I am considering UT Arlington for my RN to BSN, as the cost is $9,000 vs my RN school's $25,000, and it is all online.

I recently had an experience when I answered a call bell (not my pt) and a patient's daughter asked me to make her mother's bed because she was too tired and I am getting paid to do it, not her. No, I don't get paid to do this - I am an RN student. ...

WAY TO GO for your fast action!!! My dear friend died in his 20's of a pulmonary embolism in the hospital when he was about to be discharged after a motorcycle accident. He and his wife had just had twin baby boys 4 months earlier.

Yes, allow plenty of time - at least 6 months - before admission to get your vaccinations. The Hep-B series takes at least 4 months. I had to do my TB test 3 times: once before I anticipated starting school, again right before I actually got accept...

What would you do if someone in your household, ie husband or other family member, were doing drugs? ie, smoking pot, meth, hallucinogenics... Or what if it were a boyfriend, fiance, or sibling whose home you visited frequently? Couldn't this affect ...

I took A&P I and II in 8 week sessions along with an easier class. It was a good amount of work and lots of memorization and going to lab extra to review the models. I have children and a home to care for on my own and did it and got all A's but ...

Pot only receive a ticket now, but that still crosses my limits, especially if it comes into my home! Other behaviors, such as the acquisition of materials to manufacture other types of drugs, even if not in my home, there is a trust factor - what if...

How many hours a week and/or hours per day do you spend on your coursework and studying? Is this program doable in a 8-5 day or do you spend your weekends studying and doing papers? I am working on finishing a couple of prereqs that I didn't get wi...

You do have 2 12-hour clinicals per week if you are not already an RN. It is a very intense program but nice because you don't drive to school unless you need clinicals. There are prereqs and you must finish them before actually applying to the nursi...

I checked into this program and they gave me a call. They partner with teaching hospitals in your area, but the areas are limited. The drawback is that your clinical instructors are not necessarily in sync with what you are learning from the univer...

Keep in mind that a 2 year RN is really a 3+ year degree considering the prereqs. Although I do firmly believe an RN should have the same college requirements as a bachelor's degree, which would mean adding on a few more prereqs than are currently r...

Just go down there. It is very easy to find. Take I35 to Walters and go South on Walters. You will see St. Phillip's on the right about 4-5 miles (??) down. Once you park and go up the main stairs, the nursing/medical profession area is one of th...

I just had an appointment with my advisor there. He told me 3.6 GPA is required and that is 75% of the criteria for admission. I am just wondering if I am up to the task with 2 children, no husband, a dog, and a house full of repairs = little study...

Excelsior is a fully accredited nursing program that is almost completely online. They work through other universities - a co-educational college - to provide distance learning for many different degree programs. The publish their own manuals, appr...

NO THE HELL WAY would I cheat! And risk getting kicked out of school? Crazy! Have I thought about it? Sure, I've wished I could peek at my notes or ask a friends, but I would not take the chance. This girl in my lab class peeked in my book as sh...

I'd go straight for the BSN. You never know when you might need it and $9000 extra in loans is not really that much in the grand scheme of things. It may pay off in the end if you are able to advance in your job, and it will definately save you tim...

Many universities are no longer giving credit for having an LVN. You would need to go on for your RN through an accredited school. The benefit of getting an LVN is you can get started working and then work toward your RN. An LVN is an LVN, nothing...

i am in the pre-nursing program at st. phillip's. i have a bachelor's degree from utsa and have attended 5 universities, and i can honestly say st. phillip's is the best school i have been to so far. the teachers really care and seem to know what the...

I think he meant "bilateral inguinal hernias."